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Bassett Nebraska Map

Explore Bassett, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Bassett, Nebraska

How to Use This Bassett, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bassett, Nebraska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nebraska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bassett.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Bassett
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Rock County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.585834
Longitude	-99.537894
Population	538
Density	467.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68714
Area Code	402
County Seat	Bassett
School District	Rock County Public Schools

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About Bassett, Nebraska

Bassett is a locality in Rock County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 538. The population density is 467.8 people per km². Bassett is located at 42.5858°N, 99.5379°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bassett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68714.

Bassett occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska Sandhills where the horizon functions as the primary measure of existence. It lies 115.0 miles west-northwest of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 290°T), and is situated 46.2 miles west-northwest of O'Neill. The North Branch Elkhorn River threads through the terrain just outside the boundary, its presence marked by the deepening of green along the banks where the grasses grow thick and coarse. To the west, the land rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Ainsworth Table, while the immediate vicinity is defined by the subtle, rhythmic swell of prairie earth. Five miles away, the surface of Adams Lake catches the pale light of late afternoon, mirroring a sky that seems to possess more depth here than anywhere else. The wind carries a constant, dry clarity, pressing against the fence lines and thinning the air until the distant calls of meadowlarks sound like small, sharp notes struck against a vast and hollow vessel.

Bassett remains a center for the enduring industry of cattle ranching, where the livelihoods of the residents are tethered to the health of the range and the seasonal migrations of the herd. The history of the region is written in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the main street, which serves as a focal point for a life dictated by the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural cycles. Eight miles away, the Long Pine Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of cedar and pine that contrasts with the open plains, while the nearby depression of Rattlesnake Gulch reminds the observer of the ancient, water-carved character of the soil. Life in Bassett moves with a quiet gravity, focused on the maintenance of the land and the preservation of a way of life that values the heavy silence of a winter morning and the brief, urgent bloom of spring wildflowers above all else.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Long Pine Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 255° W
Long Pine State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 254° W
Pine Glen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 309° NW
Keller Park State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 296° NW
Sellors-Barton Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 262° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ne (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 225° SW · 968 acres
Niobrara National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.2 mi, 306° NW · 185 acres
Niobrara Valley Preserve Fee (Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 299° NW
Ainsworth Army Air Field Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 269° W
Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District Recreation Management Area (Local Recreation) — 24.8 mi, 312° NW
John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.5 mi, 181° S · 4,806 acres
Sturdevant-McKee Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 098° E
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 48.8 mi, 297° NW · 4,631 acres
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 51.3 mi, 264° W · 15k acres
Tripp County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 56.9 mi, 344° N
Pioneer Memorial Log Cabin Museum (Museum) — 56.9 mi, 172° S
Marcia Smith Auditorium (Theatre) — 57.0 mi, 172° S
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 59.2 mi, 159° S
Garfield County Historical Museum (Museum) — 59.3 mi, 159° S
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 60.3 mi, 214° SW · 141k acres
Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 64.9 mi, 151° SE
Snake River Falls (Attraction) — 67.2 mi, 276° W
Geology Overlook (Viewpoint) — 71.2 mi, 099° E
Battling Rhinos (Public Artwork) — 71.3 mi, 099° E
Verdigre Heritage Museum (Museum) — 76.5 mi, 089° E
Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 78.1 mi, 004° N

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